Tourism
The Blackwater river is one of the town's major attractions and is very popular for its salmon and coarse fishing. The scenic river-side walk at Barnane is considered to be one of the town's most attractive amenities.
The town's two annual regattas - usually in early May and early September - are hosted by Fermoy Rowing Club and serve to attract over a thousand visitors each day. Fermoy Rowing Club celebrated its 125 th Anniversary in 2009 and Fermoy Regatta, by coincidence, celebrated its 70th Anniversary in the same year. This anniversary was marked by a visit to Fermoy Rowing Club by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.
Fermoy is hosting a poetry festival for the first time in 2012.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)